Net Neutrality Opponents Go To War
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- With two weeks to go until the Federal Communications Commission votes on the future of the Internet, net neutrality opponents are ramping up their fight against FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's open Internet proposal.
On Capitol Hill, Republicans have launched probes into the rulemaking process, drumming up support for legislation they plan to push after the vote. At the federal agency, industry groups for the phone carriers are meeting with commissioners' staffers to advocate against parts of Wheeler's plan.
Wheeler's proposal would reclassify consumer broadband Internet as a utility under Title II of the Communications Act, banning Internet Service Providers from charging content providers for more reliable Internet access. The proposed rules, which would extend to mobile services, are supported by net neutrality advocates.
But on Wednesday, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, slammed the Obama administration, saying it's engaging in federal overreach on the issue.
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This from chair of COMMERCE + Transportation Committee!!! 
I guess South Dakota's never affected by INTERSTATE COMMERCE!!! GO BACK HOME, Thune!
